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  1. Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa: What Jackson and Flemming saidpublished at 16:47 BST 10 May

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    Burnley interim manager Michael Jackson, speaking to BBC MOTD: "It was a good performance. If you look at today's group - we spoke about having belief - and they showed character."

    On goalscorer Zian Flemming: "He's been incredible this year. He makes the maximum out of everything he gets each day and he's on double figures now in the Premier League. But I know he'd happily swap that for us staying in the Premier League."

    On whether they are building for next season in the Championship: "It's about that now. It's about building on the foundations we have - we've had to do that before. I'm pleased for the group today that they have something to be proud of."

    Clarets forward Zian Flemming speaking to Match of the Day: "A good point for us. Villa are fourth or fifth in the league and have been impressive this season, so for us to be 19th and getting a point against them - that's good."

    On giving the fans something to smile about: "We've lost lots of games this season, especially at home. We haven't given the fans the results they wanted to see.

    "We've played many games similar to this but have just lacked that final bit to get a result, never through a lack of effort or quality. However frustrating it is for the fans, we wished we could give them something to cheer for."

    Did you know?

    • Zian Flemming is the first Burnley player to score 10+ goals in a Premier League campaign since Chris Wood in 2020-21 (12).

    • In the eighth minute, Jaidon Anthony's opener was the earliest Burnley have scored in a Premier League match this season, and earliest overall since December 2023 against Sheffield United.

  2. Analysis: Positive signs from Burnleypublished at 16:11 BST 10 May

    Emlyn Begley
    BBC Sport journalist

    Zian FlemmingImage source, Getty Images

    Burnley already know they will be in the Championship next season, with Mike Jackson now in caretaker charge after the exit of Scott Parker.

    They had lost their past five games - and only won once since October.

    So getting a point, including fighting back, against the team fifth in the table gave their fans something to cheer about.

    They fully matched Villa and had 15 shots, six on target.

    And they will have felt they deserved their opener, their earliest league goal this season, when Anthony took advantage of some debatable Martinez goalkeeping to net in the eighth minute. Flemming should have doubled their lead following a good cross from Loum Tchaouna.

    Young German keeper Weiss, handed a Premier League debut with Martin Dubravka on the bench, pulled off some good saves.

    And Jackson's side showed spirit to come back after going 2-1 behind with Ugochukwu passing to Hannibal Mejbri, who flicked the ball on for Flemming to net his 10th league goal of the season.

  3. Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa - send us your thoughtspublished at 15:57 BST 10 May

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  4. Burnley v Aston Villa: Team newspublished at 13:08 BST 10 May

    Burnley XI

    Burnley make six changes from the side who lost to Leeds last time out.

    German goalkeeper Max Weiss makes his Premier League debut. Defender Axel Tuanzebe makes his first appearance for the club in three months, while Lesley Ugochukwu, Hannibal Mejbri and Florentino all come in too.

    Burnley XI: Weiss, Walker, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Pires, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Hannibal, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming.

    Subs: Dubravka, Hartman, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Humphreys, Ward-Prowse, Amdouni, Broja, Laurent.

    Aston Villa only make three switches from their Europa League win over Nottingham Forest. Ross Barkley, Tyrone Mings and Ian Maatsen replace Pau Torres, Lucas Digne and Emiliano Buendia.

    Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Lindelof, Tielemans, Barkley, McGinn, Rogers, Watkins.

    Subs: Bizot, Buendia, Digne, Torres, Abraham, Sancho, Luiz, Bogarde, Bailey.

    Aston Villa XI
  5. Follow Sunday's Premier League games livepublished at 12:55 BST 10 May

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  6. Sutton's predictions: Burnley v Aston Villapublished at 10:00 BST 10 May

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    Fifth-placed Aston Villa were booed off last weekend after losing at home to struggling Tottenham.

    Unai Emery had made a lot of changes with his side's Europa League semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest in mind and they were pretty awful against Spurs.

    Still, even if they are poor again here, I think they will get the better of managerless Burnley.

    Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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  7. Burnley v Aston Villa: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 14:03 BST 9 May

    Prudent Nsengiyumva
    BBC Sport journalist

    Relegated Burnley attempt to halt a hapless home run on Sunday (14:00 BST) when they welcome an Aston Villa side seeking Champions League qualification.

    Burnley's home troubles show no sign of easing

    Burnley's difficulties at Turf Moor have defined their season. They are winless in 13 Premier League home matches since October and risk equalling their longest such run in the competition if they fail to beat Villa.

    It is part of a wider slump, with just one win in their past 26 league games. A change in the dugout has not yet shifted the trajectory, albeit Michael Jackson is still in the early stages of his tenure.

    Burnley are winless in their past five league meetings with Villa and have rarely found this fixture straightforward in the Premier League era.

    An isolated bright spot for the Clarets has been goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. He has made the most saves of any goalkeeper in the league – a reflection of the pressure Burnley have faced defensively. Despite conceding 71 goals, his performances have prevented an already bleak season from being even worse.

    A table showing top five goalkeepers who made most saves in the Premier League 2025-26 season

    Villa's away form remains a concern

    Villa have only collected seven points from their past eight league games, a run that has slowed their push for a top five finish. Nonetheless, it would take a significant collapse to miss out on Champions League qualification through their league position.

    Reaching the Europa League final has offered an alternative route into Europe's top competition and may allow Unai Emery's side to play with more freedom in the run-in.

    Their away record, though, continues to undermine them, with Villa winless in their past five league matches on the road.

    A table showing Aston Villa's results from last five games in Premier League season 2025-26